Beeping or chirping smoke detectors are beyond annoying. Usually, a chirp every 30 to 60 seconds just indicates a low battery. “If it has a 9-volt battery, it needs to be changed,” says Battalion ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - It’s happened to all of us: That annoying low-battery chirp that only seems to go off in the middle of the night, or the smoky dinner dish that trips the sensors. We’re ...

When you move into or buy a new home, no one hands you a guide to how the smoke detectors work. They "chirp," which really means shriek loudly, and you occasionally have to put new batteries in them.

The only way to know your smoke alarm is functioning and ready (except for letting your turkey burn in the oven) is to test it. And tests don't just confirm that smoke detectors have power -- they can ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X With each fire in our area that takes lives, I’ve asked myself, “Are we missing something?” I am ...

UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOODS. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN 21 DEADLY FIRES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE AFTER TWO PEOPLE DIED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN WARE. THE FIRE MARSHAL TELLING NEWS NINE. A LOT OF THOSE FIRES, INCLUDING IN ...

Fire and carbon monoxide incidents move fast, but your alarms do not have to be guesswork. If you match the right type of detector to each room, you turn your house into a network of early warnings ...